On March 10, 2021 we announced that the annual birthday celebration at the Birthplace and memorial celebration at Hollywood Cemetery had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full announcement here.
On July 4, 2020, the City of Hampton and Fort Monroe Hosted Virtual Fireworks
The City of Hampton and Fort Monroe Fourth of July Special aired on the Hampton City Channel, Cox 47 and FIOS 22, at 7 pm on July 4, 2020. While there was not an in-person fireworks show at Fort Monroe this year, the special production featured Hampton’s great Fourth of July traditions including a fireworks show, music and greetings and …
COVID-19 Update
Click Here for an announcement by the President and Vice President of the James Monroe Memorial Foundation regarding the cancellation of the 2020 Monroe Birthday and Gravesite Wreathlaying ceremonies.
On September 17, 2019, Monroe’s Ballange Suite in the White House was featured in an AP News Article
WASHINGTON (AP) — She’s done a lot with the place. Like anyone who has ever spruced up their home, Melania Trump will have a few new touches to showcase Friday when guests visit the White House for only the second state dinner of the Trump presidency. There’s refreshed wall fabric in the Red Room, repurposed draperies in the Green Room and restored …
On June 5, 2019, the American Philhellenes Society Announced Plans to Erect a Memorial Monument in Democracy Square in Aurora, CO
CHICAGO – Members of the American Philhellenes Society and the Greek-American community of Chicago gathered for an event commemorating the 19th century Americans who supported Greek independence efforts at the Chateau Ritz on May 30. The American Philhellenes Society was established to identify the Americans who, under the leadership of President James Monroe, supported or fought for the independence of …
On May 29, 2019 President James Monroe on Horseback Starred in the Huntsville, AL Bicentennial Party
By Lee Roop | lroop@al.com Two hundred years ago on Saturday, President James Monroe made a surprise visit on horseback to Huntsville, and his arrival will be re-enacted twice downtown on the anniversary as a part Alabama’s Bicentennial celebration. The newly restored Constitution Hall Park on Gates Avenue will be the scene of a day-long party starting Saturday at 10 a.m. …
On April 20, 2019, We Celebrated Monroe’s 261st Birthday
Photos courtesy of Carol Williams Butler, Christine Mack
Scholars back the Monroe Doctrine in Venezuela
“It is impossible that the allied powers should extend their political system to any portion of either continent without endangering our peace and happiness; nor can anyone believe that our southern brethren, if left to themselves, would adopt it of their own accord.” — President James Monroe, 1823. “The destinies of our nations will not be dictated by foreign powers; …